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North Carolina · Financial Eligibility

# North Carolina Medicaid Asset Limits

Last updated 2026-10-20

**Quick answer:** North Carolina's most recently published Medicaid resource limits, effective April 1, 2025, are $2,000 for one person and $3,000 for a couple. No 2026 update has been published, so confirm the current limit with your county DSS.

The most recently published North Carolina resource limits — effective April 1, 2025 — set the countable-resource threshold at $2,000 for a single applicant and $3,000 for a couple, under the MAABD eligibility categories that include institutional long-term-care Medicaid.

It's worth being precise here: no NCDHHS publication expressly dated 2026 sets a new resource limit. These figures should be treated as the state's most recently published numbers rather than confirmed 2026 amounts, and families should verify current limits with their county DSS before relying on them for a live application.

## North Carolina figures

- Resource limit — one person (effective April 1, 2025): $2,000
- Resource limit — couple (effective April 1, 2025): $3,000

## Sources and official resources

- [NC Medicaid: Nursing Facilities](https://medicaid.ncdhhs.gov/beneficiaries/long-term-services-and-supports/nursing-facilities)
- [CMS: 2026 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards](https://www.medicaid.gov/federal-policy-guidance/downloads/cib04272026.pdf)

Rules and figures change. Confirm current details with the agency before you act.

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